I’m so glad to tell you that I’m now a second cousin. His name is Rishabh. He’s such a cutie pie, isn’t he?
English is a funny language. You call the child of your cousin as second cousin and the child of your parent’s cousin too as second cousin. In that case, Rishabh will be the second cousin of both me and my child (after he/she is born). I first thought I would be called Rishabh’s uncle once removed (The “once removed” is courtesy Asterix in Britain :D). I am still confused with the nomenclature. Am I Rishabh’s second cousin or first cousin, once removed?
Anyway, he is the first one in the next generation of my nearest relatives.
I didn’t know that a second cousin could be a niece/nephew too… me still scratching my head trying to figure it out.
Me too
Here’s what I figured out.
The once removed, twice removed etc are to denote different generations.
The most confusing part is that the word “cousin” is not defined properly in English.
hey! congratulations!! bite those cheeks for me pls
Second cousin being a nephew ? Reminds me of the family tree problems in CAT… Anyway, nice baby
Congratulations!
We call everyone cousin in our family and forget about the 2nd bit
@Miko: I wish I could, but he’s a hemisphere away.
My cousin stays in Chicago.
@Ajith: That’s not a problem. You technically don’t call a person “nephew” unless he’s a son of your sibling.
@Miladysa: Thanks.
Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year!